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6 Eggcellent Uses For Egg Cartons

Chloe Skye, August 16th, 2010

Fun fact: In 1911, the egg carton was invented by Joseph Coyle in British Columbia in an attempt to solve a dispute between a farmer and a hotel owner who kept blaming one another when the farmer's eggs often arrived broken. Organic, free-range or conventional, egg cartons are not always easily recyclable. They are produced out of a variety ... read more

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Tagged cardboard, number6plasticpolystyrene, reuse, styrofoam

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Earth911 Back to School Guide: College Edition

Libuse Binder, August 16th, 2010

It's almost time to start heading back to school, and whether on year one of a four-year undergraduate degree or year five of the four-year plan (sorry, Mom and Dad), there are many ways to ensure that this is your greenest school year yet. 1. Pack light and share Whether driving or flying to your dorm, apartment or frat house, you ... read more

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Tagged book, computers, guide, organic, recycle, reuse, students, television

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10 FREE Ways to Go Green

Haley Paul, August 16th, 2010

Sometimes it feels like making the right, green choice is about making the more expensive choice - the higher prices fetched by some eco-options in grocery and clothing stores are enough to make even the most ardent greenie stray. But fear not! Below are 10 free things you can do to be green. Some are even fun! Others ... read more

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Tagged basics, bath, composting, herbicides, kitchen, organic, pesticides, reduce, reuse

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Clever Uses for Beer Bottles

Lori Brown, August 16th, 2010

Though glass containers are 100 percent recyclable, their recycling rate hovers around a low 28 percent nationally, according to 2008 Municipal Solid Waste data from the EPA. Recycling rates are higher in some areas, most notably in states with glass bottle redemption values. But some crafty individuals are taking recycling into their own hands and turning their old beer bottles into ... read more

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Tagged blueglass, brownglass, clearglass, greenglass, ideas

Published in Glass


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